Definitions for: Hellenic


[n] the Hellenic branch of the Indo-European family of languages
[adj] characteristic of the ancient Greek and Roman cultures
[adj] relating to or characteristic of the classical Greek civilization
[adj] of or relating to or characteristic of Greece or the Greeks; "Greek mythology"; "a grecian robe"



Webster (1913) Definition: Hel*len"ic (?; 277), a. [Gr. ?, ?, fr. ? the Greeks.]
Of or pertaining to the Hellenes, or inhabitants of Greece;
Greek; Grecian. ``The Hellenic forces.'' --Jowett (Thucyd. ).


Hel*len"ic, n.
The dialect, formed with slight variations from the Attic,
which prevailed among Greek writers after the time of
Alexander.

Synonyms: classical, Graeco-Roman, Grecian, Greco-Roman, Greek, Greek, Hellenic language, Hellenistic, Hellenistical

See Also: Ancient Greek, Byzantine Greek, Indo-European, Indo-European language, Indo-Hittite, Koine, Late Greek, Medieval Greek, Middle Greek, Modern Greek

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